MPPSC Mains 2023

(1.1) Ambashtha

(1.2) Naishthik

(1.3) Sadyodvaha

(1.4) Bhavanaga

(1.5) Thatta

(1.6) Shah Turkan

(1.7) Sheikh Mohammed Ghaus

(1.8) Barisal Rebellion

(1.9) Raja Mahendra Pratap

(1.10) Sarvodaya Yojana

(1.11) Central Province Government

(1.12) Bhadam

(1.13) Gay Gohari

(1.14) Council of Regency

(1.15) Amshera

(a) Which is the main Dormant Volcano of the world? Discuss.

(b) What is hurricane?

(c) Which type of rainfall occurs by mountain ranges?

(d) Give an account of the Tapti river.

(e) What are the groundwater challenges in India?

(f) Where are the evergreen forests located in India?

(g) What is the geomorphic character of Narmada Valley?

(h) What are the characteristics of red and yellow soils?

(i) What is interlinking of rivers?

(j) How does remote sensing receive data?

(a) Explain the stages in the life cycle of temperate cyclone. OR Give the classification of mountains on the basis of geomorphological characteristics.

(b) Discuss the drainage system of the Himalayas. OR Describe the drainage patterns in India.

(c) Which are the major coalfields of Madhya Pradesh? Explain. OR State the areas and characteristics of black soil in Madhya Pradesh.

(d) Write an essay on National Water Policy, 2012. OR Briefly describe the natural disasters.

(e) Explain the elements and process of remote sensing. OR How many types of earth resources satellite are there? Describe briefly.

(a) Mention three federal features of the Indian Constitution.

(b) What are the three main objectives of Public Interest Litigation?

(c) What are the three importances of Judicial Review?

(d) How many types of Party System have been witnessed in India since independence?

(e) What is included in the ambit of civil society?

(f) Mention the seven pillars of NITI Aayog.

(g) Write down any two issues that are out of the jurisdiction of the National Human Rights Commission.

(h) What is the role of media during elections?

(i) Define a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO).

(j) How has Babasaheb Ambedkar defined Democracy?

(k) What is the 'True Democracy' concept of Jayaprakash Narayan?

(l) Write down any three points of the Panchsheel Theory of Jawaharlal Nehru.

(2.1) Write the importance of the Preamble of the Indian Constitution.

(2.2) On which grounds is the Constituent Assembly criticized?

(2.3) What is the importance of the study of voting behaviour?

(2.4) What is the scope of activities of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India?

(2.5) What are the key objectives of the Central Information Commission?

(2.6) Mention the five reasons of ineffective performance of Panchayati Raj Institutions.

(2.7) Write down a short note on Ram Manohar Lohia’s concept of ‘Small Unit Technology’.

(2.8) What were Mahatma Gandhi’s views about the State?

(2.9) Explain briefly the integral view of Public Administration.

(2.10) Differentiate between the features of classical and modern approaches of organisation.

(a) “Indian Parliament can amend the Constitution, but not its basic structure”: comment. OR Discuss the financial aspect of Centre–State relations with reference to ‘One Nation One Tax’ regime.

(b) Discuss the contemporary non-traditional security challenges of India.

(c) Critically evaluate the ‘First Past The Post System’ in the Indian context. OR Describe the rights of consumers under Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

(d) Discuss the contemporary relevance of Kautilya’s Foreign Policy. OR ‘Self-reliance’ was among the main principles of Economic Policy of Sardar Patel. Discuss.

(e) Explain the Human Relation theory of organisation. OR Discuss the contemporary trends and issues in Public Administration.

(1.1) What is the difference between the mass and weight of an object?

(1.2) What is the audible frequency range for the human ear? Is it the same for children under the age of five years?

(1.3) Which phenomenon is used in optical fibre?

(1.4) Write the names of the series of spectral lines for atomic hydrogen.

(1.5) Write the conjugated acids for the following Brønsted bases: NH2−, NH3 and HCOO−.

(1.6) What is the modern periodic law?

(1.7) What are the two main components of a typical virus?

(1.8) What do you mean by plasmolysis?

(1.9) Who had formulated the cell theory?

(1.10) How do you add a footnote in an MS Word document?

(1.11) How is assembly language different from machine language?

(a) Any two of them hit

(b) At least two of them hit

(1) What is the difference between intuition and intellect according to S. Radhakrishnan?

(2) Discuss the concept of form and matter according to Aristotle.

(3) How can we reduce prejudices? Write some important ways.

(4) Write suggestions to improve integrity and impartiality in Civil Services.

(5) What are the basic implications of the concept of Accountability in Public Administration?

(6) What do you understand by 'Social Accountability' of Public Administration?

(7) Explain any five forms of corruption identified by Central Vigilance Commission.

(8) Analyse the definitional complexity of corruption.

(1) Explain Anekāntavāda in Jain Philosophy.

(2) Describe the main causes of decline of integrity in Civil Services.

(3) What role does the 'code of conduct for civil servants' play in securing discipline and control over civil servants in India? Discuss.

(4) Evaluate the powers and limitations of Lokpal in India.

(1.1) Define Dirgha Sandhi (long–vowel sandhi).

(1.2) What is consonant sandhi?

(1.3) What is meant by a ‘Samast Pad’ (compound word)?

(1.4) State the rule of Vṛddhi Sandhi.

(1.5) What are Tatsam words?

(1.6) When is the ‘Dvi-bindu’ or ‘Hanspad bindu’ used?

(1.7) What is the difference between the directive mark and the hyphen mark?

(1.8) What is meant by ‘Phalataḥ’?

(1.9) What do you understand by ‘Sandepan’ (ambiguity)?

(1.10) Define Visarga Sandhi.

(1.11) What is the advantage of using one word in place of many words?

(1.12) Explain YAN Sandhi with one example.

(1.13) Why are idioms used in language?

(1.14) What do you mean by proverbs?

(1.15) In translation, what is meant by the ‘source language’ and the ‘target language’?

(1.16) Explain Guna Sandhi.

(1.17) What is a ‘Vilom’ word (antonym)?

(1.18) Explain ‘Latagraas’ with an example.

(1.19) What is translation?

(1.20) What is meant by ‘Anupraas’ (alliteration)?

(1.21) Why are punctuation marks necessary?

(1.22) When are quotation marks used?

(1.23) Where is the ‘Laghav’ sign used?

(1) State the definition of Anuprās Alankār and give one example.

(2) In the line “जैसे तुम तारे, तेरे नम में न तारे हैं”, which Alankār is used?

(3) Explain ‘Shleshanup­rās’.

(4) What is meant by the ‘Yamak’ Alankār?

(5) What special feature characterises the Shlesha Alankār?

(1) Describe the distinctive feature of the Upamā Alankār.

(2) State the definition of Pūrṇokti Alankār.

(3) What is Utprekṣā Alankār?

(4) In the couplet “दयित उदगीरित-मंच पर सुखम्-चाल पंग | निकसे संत रोषमुदन्, हरे लोचन भृंग ||” identify the Alankār used.

(5) Explain the special characteristic of the Rūpak Alankār.

(1) Translate into English: “प्रशासनिक अनुमोदन की आवश्यकता है।”

(2) Translate into English: “कृपया आदेश की पुष्टि करें।”

(3) Translate into English: “अतिरिक्त ड्यूटी का भत्ता कितना है?”

(4) Translate into English: “यथा प्रस्तावित कार्रवाई की जाए।”

(5) Translate into English: “जब तक अंतिम निर्णय न हो जाए, इसे स्थगित रखें।”

(1) In anticipation of your approval.

(2) Please treat this as strictly confidential.

(3) For sympathetic consideration.

(4) Put up comparative statement.

(5) A brief resume of the case is given in the ensuing paragraphs.

(4.1) Give the sandhi-vicched of the word ‘पर्वक’.

(4.2) Which type of samās (compound) occurs in ‘देशान्तर’?

(4.3) Give the sandhi-vicched of ‘श्रण’.

(4.4) In the word ‘ममता’ which sub-type of Tatpuruṣa samās is found?

(4.5) Which sandhi is present in the word ‘तीसरा’?

(4.6) In the sentence “उसने पढ़ लिया; परीक्षा भी दे आया; आगे क्या होगा, नहीं जानता।” name the punctuation marks used.

(4.7) What is the name of the punctuation mark (!) shown in brackets?

(4.8) Perform sandhi of ‘भी + अक’ and state the type of sandhi.

(4.9) Carry out sandhi of ‘वधू + उत्सव’ and name the sandhi.

(4.10) Analyse the samās (compound) in the word ‘देवालय’.

(5.1) Write the Hindi technical term for ‘ARBITRATOR’.

(5.2) Write the English technical equivalent of the word ‘पृष्ठांकन’.

(5.3) Give the meaning of the idiom ‘आँधी में मशालें फूंकना’.

(5.4) Explain the meaning of the saying ‘लाख सुसमी बाल कर्त्ता’.

(5.5) What is the antonym of the word ‘अनुभव’?

(5.6) Give one word for the phrase ‘जिसका अनुभव इन्द्रियों द्वारा न हो सके’.

(5.7) Write the Tadbhava (derivative) form of the word ‘कुंमकार’.

(5.8) Write two synonyms of the word ‘तालाब’.

(5.9) Write two synonyms of the word ‘इच्छा’.

(5.10) Write the Tatsama form of the word ‘पत्थर’.

(a) Passage-A: If countless people of a nation remain sunk in the darkness of ignorance; if the pleasant opportunities of self-development are ignored; and if life keeps shrinking under laziness, injustice, humiliation and exploitation, then everything we have will become futile. The radiant world of knowledge and science will drift far from us. At the root of a country’s progress lies the awareness of its people. In fact, an immense power lies dormant within man; when awakened, this very power propels the nation forward and becomes formidable. With education a new creation colours life, the blot of illiteracy is erased and the doors of inter-stellar electric possibilities are opened. Questions: (i) What is the fundamental reason for everything becoming futile? (ii) How can immense power make a country strong? (iii) Explain the meaning of the sentence, “the doors of electric possibilities are opened.” (iv) How is the progress of a nation possible? (v) What is regarded as a blemish here?

(b) Passage-B: In our present country, the eternal snows of the Himalayas have given birth to many river-valleys; among them the life-giving Ganga and Yamuna have stood witness to Indian history like companions of our life. On their banks our ancestors played many new games within the courtyard of civilisation. The flow of life that streamed along their shores is alive even today. Mother India is our mother-land and we are her sons: this feeling is embedded in every fibre of our being. When we ponder over the life of the earliest ages that flourished in the river valleys, we realise that our own development and growth are firmly linked with the Earth. As long as the life of mankind grows with the land of India, millions will gather on the banks of these rivers; as long as the feeling of sacrifice for the country awakens in every heart and our identity as citizens of one nation remains alive, we must understand the totality of our existence. Questions: (i) What was the importance of rivers in the primitive age? (ii) What is meant by the statement, “Mother India is our mother and we are her sons”? (iii) What relation do development and growth have with the Earth? (iv) Of whose testimony are the rivers Ganga and Yamuna witnesses? (v) What are the factors behind the firmness of our internal structure?

(a) “Sabe din hot na ek saman.” (All days are not alike.)

(b) “Science raises man on the ladder of civilisation and literature lifts him to the lofty pinnacle of humanity.”

(a) Passage-A: There are only three ways to obtain knowledge from a guru: humility, curiosity and service, of which humility is foremost. An ideal student must be humble as well as disciplined. Disciplined students fulfil their duties towards their country, their community, their parents and their college. An undisciplined student’s mental and intellectual development remains stunted, and he is deprived of the qualities that bring honour to a person. Discipline is of special importance in the field of education; only through it can a student enter the ranks of excellent learners. Because today’s student becomes tomorrow’s citizen, the lack of true citizens in the country is due to the indiscipline seen in the youth of our times.

(b) Passage-B: When a man’s desire for a particular object becomes excessive, the mere possession, capacity or use of that object no longer satisfies him; he wants to obtain it again and again, continuously. When the greed for wealth becomes a disease and takes root in one’s mind, the wish for acquisition grows even after attainment. Thus man remains forever restless and discontented; his happiness is always uncertain. For the one who constantly imagines scarcity or loss, sorrow is inevitable. Therefore, for anyone who lives in such fanciful want or dissatisfaction, his link with true happiness is eventually broken.

(a) Consumption of Narcotic Substances: Causes and Remedies | मादक पदार्थों का सेवन : कारण और निवारण

(b) One India: Best India | एक भारत : श्रेष्ठ भारत

(c) Global Warming: Causes and Consequences | ग्लोबल वार्मिंग : कारण एवं परिणाम

(d) Globalisation and Hindi | भूमण्डलीकरण एवं हिन्दी

(a) Forest Conservation | वन संरक्षण

(b) Unemployment: Causes and Remedies | बेरोजगारी : कारण और निवारण

(c) Online Education: Challenges and Opportunities | ऑनलाइन शिक्षा : चुनौतियाँ और संभावनाएँ

(d) Role of Parents towards Values in a Changing Environment | बदलते परिवेश में संस्कार के प्रति माता-पिता की भूमिका

(a) Draft ANY ONE of the following: (i) A circular from the Finance Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh, to all government servants directing prudence in government expenditure; OR (ii) An official letter from the Ministry of Health, Government of India, to the Government of Madhya Pradesh regarding medical facilities for flood victims.

(b) Draft ANY ONE of the following: (i) A report to the Principal, Mata Jijabai Government Post-Graduate Girls College, Indore, on a National Seminar held in the college; OR (ii) Acting as Director, Labour Department, Bhopal (Govt. of Madhya Pradesh), write a reminder to the Principal, Government Holkar Science College, Indore, stating that he has not submitted the list of ad-hoc appointees (तदर्थ नियुक्त उद्यमियों) as required.